LATVIA’S president has warned European countries to “absolutely” introduce conscription as he dubbed the continent as “weak” ...

European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian ...

The Latvian president has urged European countries to "absolutely" introduce conscription, as he conceded the continent was ...

A senior government minister dismissed the idea of bringing back conscription to the UK this morning. Although is Europe ...

What do you make of it? Krisjanis Karins: Well, this is actually a very serious concern for peace in the world, certainly for ...

We're at the National Library of Latvia in the capital, Riga, for the third of our series of debates across Europe. Questions on the challenges and opportunies ahead for this northern European Baltic ...

Despite a sluggish economy, Latvia is positioning itself as a prime gateway to the European Union, as foreign capital is ...

Braže stressed that Europe’s task now is to strengthen the transatlantic alliance and build up its own militaries and defense industries. Last week, Latvia announced it will increase defense spending ...

Latvia awards an R&D contract to Origin Robotics for a high-speed interceptor drone to enhance counter-drone defense.

Latvia introduced conscription for men in 2023 and has pushed defence spending to 4% of the country's GDP. Their president says "seeing what is happening in the world, many other European countries ...

The Latvian president has told European countries that they should ‘absolutely’ introduce conscription, after conceding that ...

Braže stressed that Europe’s task now is to strengthen the transatlantic alliance and build up its own militaries and defense industries. Last week, Latvia announced it will increase defense ...